Local Service Members and Community Club Notes
Pfc Arthur Hatch received the Combat Infantryman’s Badge for action in Korea with two landings and participation in the Hungnam evacuation. Town meetings discuss opposing eminent domain for Wiscasset Water Co. Junior Audubon club elects officers and plans evergreen study. Church events include Lent services at St Philip’s and a World Day of Prayer service. Honor rolls announced at University of Maine and local schools with multiple seniors and juniors achieving high honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hatch
Korea
Hatch
United States
Manchurian
Hungnam
Wiscasset Water Co
Audubon Club
Brick School
Wesley Day
Stuart Gross
John Stinson
Bruce Engert
Forest Morris
Nancy Delano
Ernest Grover, Jr
Mildred Curtis
Ernest
Engineers Construction Co
Camp Devens
Woman's Club
Wiliam Burton
Bertha Day
Ruth Kierstead
Eva Bradford
Congregational Church
St. Philip’s Parish
Robert Frazier
St. Philip’s
Arizona
Death notice and local society update from Auburn area
Word has been received of the death of Charles Edward Bailey in Lexington Mass at 64 He was born in Wiscasset the son of the late Mr and Mrs Edward Bailey and spent his boyhood here. Mr and Mrs Edward Harris of Auburn are wintering with their son Clinton Harris and family on Lee street. Clinton Harris hosts the Marco club at a Valentine party Wednesday. Mrs Lincoln Speed Jr ill but improved. Ruthena Clark is at the Breakers Palm Beach Fla for the winter. Pfc Richard E Soule USMC son of Mr and Mrs Ammon Soule has been home on furlough and heads to Camp Pendleton Calif. Miss Mary Hatch is in Japan and has become a corporal in the US Army. Mr and Mrs Gerry Pontau welcome daughter Patricia Ellen at Maine General Hospital. Boylston Hutchins in Portland Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Edward Bailey
Lexington
Mass
Wiscasset
Edward Bailey
Edward Harris
Auburn
Clinton Harris
Lee Street
Marco Club
Lincoln Speed, Jr
Ruthena Clark
Breakers
Palm Beach
Fla
Richard E. Soule
Ammon Soule
Pacific Troops
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Mary Hatch
Japan
Gerry Pontau
Patricia Ellen
Maine General Hospital
Boylston Hutchins
Portland
Montsweag Baptist Church
Beatrice Bailey
Eleanor Sanders
Ralph Champlin
Jay Bailey
Fernald Bailey
Betty Bailey
Nina Gavett
Florence Hathorne
Bernice Soule
Hazel McIntire
Spinning Wheel Club
Clayton Stinson
Woolwich
Congregational Church
Holbrook
Patricia Allen
Clarence Allen
Paul Channel
Medford
William Duplissa
Hallowell
Jordan Wright
Barley Neck
Montsweag Farm Bureau
Good Will Club Hall
Russell Boyd
Boston
Boyd
Frank Walker
Day’s Ferry
Frank Sparks, Jr
Memorial Hospital, Bath
Clyde Baker
Bath Memorial Hospital
Samuel Guptill
Stonington
Conn Elmer McFarland
Murphy’s Corner
Presley
Washington Street
Bath
George McGillicuddy
Houston
Joseph H. McGillicuddy
Nequasset
Roland Raynes
Dresden News Briefs Highlight Local Service and Sports
The B A Special revival serves veterans and townsfolk as Bridge Academy notes and events. W S C S members meet at Mrs L Alexander’s home with a business session and a generous meal. Bridge Academy defeats Erskine Academy 44 27 in Bulwer League play led by Brown Goodwin Weldon and Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridge Academy
W.S.C.S
M. E. Church
Leonard Alexander
L. Alexander
John Frey
Albion Jewett
Winfield Southard
Farm Bureau
John E. Hale
Jesse James
Mtdday
Dresden Mills
Bath
Carleton McCobb
Erskine Academy
South China
B. A
Erskine
Jack Brown
Winnipy Goodwin
Joel Weldon
Ken Miller
Alfred Mayers
Boston
Leroy Robbins
Louise Robbins
Maine senatorial candidate Albion Beverage dies in Maryland
Albion P. Beverage aged 44, former Republican U.S. Senate hopeful in Maine, died January 30 at his Maryland home after a heart attack. He finished fourth in the 1948 primary, defeated by Margaret Chase Smith. a Boston native, Bates College and Georgetown alum, former pastor at Trinity Church Boston and Niagara Falls, leaves wife Grace Reed Beverage and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albion P. Beverage
Maine
U. S
Maryland
Beverage
Margaret Chase Smith
Boston
Bates College
Bangor Theological Seminary
Georgetown University
Trinity Church
Niagara Falls
Grace Reed Beverage
Local Social News From Lisbon Falls and Auburn Guests
Charles Varney Jr and his mother visited with Mr and Mrs Henry O Mc Cabe in North Street along with Mr and Mrs Erving Shaughnessy of Auburn. Mrs Guy Rowe of Oakland also joined. Evelyn C Morse a Mitch ell School second grade teacher returns to duties after three weeks hospitalization for pneumonia. Marie Berry served as substitute teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Varney, Jr
Charles Varney
Lisbon Falls
Erving Shaughnessy
Auburn
Henry O. McCabe
North Street
McCabes
Guy Rowe
Oakland
Evelyn C. Morse
Mitchell School
Memorial Hospital
Marie Berry
Woolwich Montsweag Club Seeks Winter Sewing Plans
Woolwich Willing Workers meet at the parsonage for an all day session with lunch. They plan continued quilting and tacking for winter, set a March 6 follow up at the parsonage, and name dinner hosts. A wedding in Holbrook Mass. draws Woolwich relatives to Miss Patricia Allen and Paul Channel.
Surprise stork shower honors Mrs Chadbourne at party
A surprise stork shower was held Wednesday at the home of Mrs William Wright for Mrs Chadbourne, attended by numerous friends from Bath and locals. Hosts Mrs Merleen Wright and Mrs Vera Wright served buffet refreshments after games and gift viewing in the living room bassinet display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morial Hospital
Richard
William Wright
Chadbourne
Merleen Wright
Vera Wright
Naphine Soule
Gladys Hathorne
Eliza Tanner
Dorothy Rattleff
Caroline Stilphen
Sylvia Hathorne
Frances Hathorne
Lena Savage
Esther Savage
Gladys Small
Ruth Hathorne
Natalie Hathorne
Eleanor Jameson
Frances Wright
Mosher
Smart
Bath
Blaze Damages Woolwich House In Brunswick
Bath Fire Department responded to a Monday morning fire at Wallace Chaplin’s five room wooden house in Woolwich. Fire Chief Richard Frates ruled the cause undetermined but likely chimney or defective wiring. Damage was about 2000 dollars, with insurance partly covering it. Woolwich and Bath crews used extensive hose lines and a roof cut to reach the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Woolwich
Wallace Chaplin
Maine Central Railroad
Brunswick
Richard Frates
Chaplin
Frates
Central Fire Station
Watermelons Across Time From Ancient Roots to America
The article traces watermelon origins to prehistoric Egypt and wild groves in Central Africa, noting early explorers like David Livingstone and Marquette describe the fruit in the Americas. It highlights long cultural adoption by Native Americans after initial European introduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Livingstone
Africa
America
Marquette
Bath Fire Department critique urges preserving crew size
Vaughan argues Bath should not reduce fire department call men despite cost concerns. He cites 57 active firefighters in four engine and one ladder company with pay totaling 5,445 in 1949 and warns reductions risk delayed responses and unsafe firefighting. He favors keeping two assistant chiefs and questions consolidation ideas while noting station roles and centralization history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lyden
Times
Bath Fire Department
Maine
Bath
Engine 1
Marshall Street
C. A. Hunt Hose Company
Lower High Street
Winnegance
Co. A. Hunt Hose Company
Mittendorf
Maine State Federation of Firefighters
Charnock
New England Fire Insurance Exchange
Pine Street
Shepard Street
Marshall
Armand LeTendre Hosts Guests in Washington Honor
Armand J LeTendre a retired Navy lieutenant entertained Senator Guy Gillette of Iowa Rear Adm Claude S Gillette of Bath and others at the Mayflower hotel Washington The gathering honored Gillette's birthday LeTendre husband of former Bath resident Minnie McMann now in San Mateo Calif worked with Admiral Gillette at Pearl Harbor and handles West Coast government contracts in DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Gallant
Washington Street
Armand J. LeTendre
Washington
Guy Gillette
Iowa
Claude S. Gillette
Bath
Mayflower
LeTendre
United States Navy
Minnie McMann
San Mateo
Calif
Morse
Claude Gillette
Lydia Canton
Admiral Gillette
Pearl Harbor Navy Yard
Gillette
Discovering Manhattan Island in 1609 by Henry Hudson
The article notes Henry Hudson discovered Manhattan Island in 1609, marking a key moment in early exploration of the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan Island
Henry Hudson
West Bath 4-H Members Host Christmas Card Drive
The Harvesters 4-H club of West Bath met at Littlefield school with 16 members and 12 visitors. They read reports, collected Christmas cards for Portland Children’s Hospital, and planned a cowboy show fundraiser. A sewing group made surgical pads for Togus hospital and future meetings were scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvesters 4-H Club
West Bath
Littlefield School
Albert Ite
Patricia White
Bonnie Belanger
Children’s Hospital
Portland
Irving Cushman
Brunswick
Patricia
Albert White
West Bath Sewing Group
Carole Eastman
Togus Hospital
Hazel Wharff
Ida Stover
Carolyn Rogers
Jeanne Fowden
Barbara Belanger
Norma Hathorne
Huse School
Leon Belanger
Carl Graves
Harry Larrabee
Somber Brunswick Social Notes Record Sunday Calls
Brunswick social rounds note visits by Col and Mr and Mrs on Sunday in Brunswick and Richmond. Mr and Mrs Farnham visit Waterville. Mrs Deehan calls on Hurley in Richmond. Elijah Hallowell and wife announce Birth of daughter Sylvia Elaine January 21 at Bath Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Cis Demite
W. Deehan
John Hurley
Richmond
Reginald Farnham
Waterville
Herbert Leonard
Sam McCall
Augusta
B. F. Whitmore
Laura Whitmore
Gardiner
Elijah Hallowell
Sylvia Elaine
Bath ,Memorial Hospital
West Bath Grange features makeup stunt and varied acts
Ace Burgess presents a large West Bath Grange program with makeup artists William Armstrong William Small and Carl Meister transforming Bob Carmichael Merton Witham and Ted Gaudreau into girls. Small wins makeup stunt. Songs by Verna Grover Barbara Parks Esther Andrews Patty Barrows. Debate on drafting 18-year-olds. Penny March won by Mrs John Howe and Mrs Douglas Reil. Lucy Armstrong closes with a thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Ace Burgess
William Armstrong
William Small
Carl Meister
Bob Carmichael
Merton Witham
Ted Gaudreau
Small
Verna Grover
Barbara Parks
Esther Andrews
Patty Barrows
MacNally
Maine couple heads south for month long Florida vacation
Mr and Mrs G Clifford Madden of South Portland formerly Bath left Monday for a month in Florida. If weather stays cold they will go to Cuba. Mr and Mrs Fred D Perry of Toledo Ohio are en route to Sagadahoc Ferry to visit Perry's sister Mrs Eleanor Armstrong. They planned visits in Philadelphia and Connecticut on the way to Maine and will also visit Perry's mother Mrs Amos Perry on Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Clifford Madden
South Portland
Bath
Florida
Cuba
Fred D. Perry
Toledo
Ohio
Sagadahoc Ferry
Perry
Eleanor Armstrong
Philadelphia
Connecticut
Maine
Mr. Perry
Amos Perry
Washington Street
Onion Garnish for Salads Inspires Fresh Crunch
Thinly sliced white onion rings add color and zing to a romaine and watercress salad or top a salad of beans and shredded green cabbage for extra bite and bright flavor.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sherwin Stanley
Orono
University of Maine
Gail Foster
Marilyn Jackson
Madeline Fairfield
Arlene Ames
Ronald Shea
John Cost
Aud Jensen
Evelyn Cronk
Adeline Stickney
Edith Whitney
Blanche Stickney
Ann Grover
Carolyn Farnham
Barbara Petrie
Robert MacQuesten
Mary Dyer
Mary Smith
Sherry Somes
Gordon Merry
Marjorie Calnan
Janet Nichols
Willard Lewis
George Flanders
Roger Dalton
Robert Hersom
Eleanor Glidden
Evelyn Boudin
George Main
Blanche Spencer
Mary Jane Webb
Roger Cowley
Eastman Kodak Co
Union
St. Philip’s Parish House
Mademoiselle
Front Street
Dresden
Pauline Strout
Ivory Strout
Michael Stacy
Reginald Stacy
Frank J Walker
New York
Eldie Wright
Ruby Stinson
Ruby Dodge
Costello P. Hall
Thelma Palmer
Lowell Brown
Cedric Beals
Montsweag
Woolwich House
Wallace Chapman
William J. Newton
Dorothy
Temple City
Newton
International
Vaughan
Armand L’tendre
Senator Gillette
Ret
William Moore
U.S. A
Fort Dix
N. J
Richard Renshaw
Laura White
Bernard Holmes
Vivian
Doris White
James Lemont
Paul Lemont
Marilyn Booker
Albert Brown
Alice Deehan
Billy Moore
Jean Lermond
Vivian White
Fairfield
Herbert White
Walter Larrabee
William
Joseph
Topsham
Fred Larrabee
Bruce Caldwell
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